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Prosoptychus sibiricus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon sibiricus was named by Vostokova (1955). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Prosoptychus sibiricus by Kurushin (1986), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Bellerophon sibiricus Vostokova
1962Bellerophon sibiricus Vostokova p. 11 figs. pl. 5 f. 9
1986Prosoptychus sibiricus Kurushin pp. 98 - 99 figs. pl. 6 f. 4
2023Prosoptychus sibiricus Wagner p. 4811

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyCymbulariinae
genusProsoptychus()
speciessibiricus(Vostokova 1955)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Prosoptychus sibiricus Vostokova 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:40:27
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Wenlock or 443.10000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Bellerophon sibiricus (206317)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation Bellerophon sibiricus (23759 24744)